Maglia rosa wearer Vincenzo Nibali would lose the Giro lead at the 2010 edition on the treacherously slick strade bianche.

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In 2010, one year after a devastating earthquake in the Abruzzo region, the effects were still very much apparent.

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Danilo Di Luca in the maglia rosa during the 2007 Giro, which the Italian won overall.

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Stunning scenery on Sardinia during the 2007 Giro d'Italia.

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Danilo Di Luca (Liquigas) eyes world champion Paolo Bettini (QuickStep) during the team presentaitons for the 2007 Giro, which took place on an aircraft carrier off of Sardinia.

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While racing in the high mountains at the Giro, passes are frequently still lined with snow.

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One day after the birth of his son Santiago, Ivan Basso pays tribute with a stage win at the Giro.

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The Giro peloton negotiates a stage in the Italian Alps.

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The Giro d'Italia peloton rolls along amidst a terraced hillside.

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Ivan Basso time trials past the leaning tower of Pisa.

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The Giro peloton rides on the legendary Spa Francochamps circuit, home of the Formula One Belgian Grand Prix.

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The early stages of the 2006 Giro d'Italia took place in Belgium.

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Aussie Robbie McEwen won 12 Giro d'Italia stages during his career.

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Stefano Garzelli (Mapei) outsprints Francesco Casagrande to win stage 2 of the 2002 Giro, a victory which moved Garzelli into the maglia rosa.

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While Giro d'Italia organiser RSC Sport has provided teasers regarding the 2013 parcours, such as a start on May 4 in Naples and the debut of the Col du Galibier as a summit finish at the conclusion of stage 15, the full corsa rosa will be unveiled on Sunday, September 30 in Milan.

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Race director Michele Acquarone and his staff certainly have a taste for the theatric, having recently released a promotional video where the narrator states regarding the Giro: "The past is not forgotten, but is the soul of a myth that has been past on for over 100 years."

With the unveiling of the complete Giro d'Italia route imminent, Cyclingnews has delved into the past to compile a large gallery of photographs from the previous decade of racing, courtesy of AFP.